Note: Any BOLD shows were cancelled in 1998 season; Smart Guy was cancelled
in the third season.

Anniversary:

America’s Funniest Home Videos celebrated ten years on ABC.

Hard Copy celebrated ten years in syndication; their last.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 celebrated ten years on cable.

The Simpsons celebrated ten years on FOX

The George Michael Sports Machine celebrated fifteen years on TV.

Jeopardy celebrated fifteen years in syndication.

Larry King Live celebrated fifteen years on CNN.

Showbiz Today celebrated fifteen years on CNN.

Supermarket Sweep celebrated ten years on TV.

The Tonight Show celebrated forty–five years on NBC.

Biggest New Hit: Jessie was #5 on NBC Thursday; tied with last season’s biggest new hit, Veronica’s Closet.
This top 20 hit sitcom didn’t have a long life; it lasted for two longest years of my life! Christine Applegate is best
known for Married With Children as Kelly Bundy for eleven years.

British Ties:

Payne was based on the popular John Cleese classic series, Fawlty Towers. This was CBS' second attempt. The first one was
the failed 1983 Bea Arthur sitcom, Amanda's.

Whose Line Is It Anyway was based on Whose Line Is It Anyway; the British version was on for ten years, 1988-1998. Ryan
Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady, Greg Proops and Brad Sherwood sometimes appeared on the British version.

Death:

Gene Siskel took a lead of absence from the series; he had a brain tumor. Siskel & Ebert continued on with guest critics
in Siskel's absence. He unexpectedly died from complications of the surgery on February 20, 1999. His last movie he viewed
was the 1999 Sarah Michelle Geller movie, Simply Irresistible.

Suddenly Susan's David Strickland committed suicide in a hotel room in Las Vegas on March 22, 1999.

Japanese Ties: The Big Moment was based on The Happy Family Plan Show.

Movies 2 TV:

The Crow: Stairway To Heaven was based on the 1994 Brandon Lee movie, The Crow. Brandon was accidentally killed during
the production of the movie on March 31, 1993.

The Net was based on the 1995 Sandra Bullock movie.

Total Recall 2070 was based on the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger/Sharon Stone movie, Total Recall.

Name change:

Flipper to Flipper: The New Adventures.

The Late Late Show With Tom Synder to The Late Late Show With Craig Killborn in March 1999.

Siskel & Ebert to Roger Ebert & The Movies. Roger continued to use guest critics till a replacement come aboard.

The Return:

Ricky Schroder returned to TV after an eleven-year absence. He was previously on the 1980’s show, Silver Spoons.
He joined NYPB Blue to replace Jimmy Smits; Ricky did a wonderful job on NYPD Blue. He’s also well known for Lonesome
Dove in 1989 and the 1993 sequel. His first starring role was the 1979 movie, The Champ. Another well-known child actor, Mark-Paul
Gosselaar, Saved By The Bell, replaced Ricky in 2001 on NYPD Blue.

Lorenzo Lamas returned in a failed series, Air America, after a one-year absence. He was previously on Renegade and the
short-lived cartoon, Invasion America on WB.

Flipper returned to PAX after a year absence. He was previously in syndication for two years.

Nickelodeon revived Are You Afraid Of The Dark for two more seasons in February 1999. It was on for seven seasons. Daniel
De Santo returned as Tucker, the new leader for The Midnight Society. Tucker is the brother of Gary, the original Midnighter.

Love Connection returned to syndication after a three–year absence. This time, it only lasted for one season.

Spin Off:

Crusade from Babylon 5.

Highlander: The Raven from The Highlander.

60 Minutes II from 60 Minutes. Dan Rather (CBS Evening News) was one of the correspondents.

Ellen opened the door for gay leading roles on network TV; Here comes Will & Grace, one of the most beloved comedies.
This show doesn’t have one, but two lead roles in Will & Jack. Will, the gay lawyer, lived with his ex girlfriend,
Grace. Karen works for Grace and, Jack, he’s anything but boring. Jack and Karen steal the show. Let the gay old times
begins.

8 tracks. Disco music. Bell-bottoms. Pong. Lava lamps. Pet rock. Star Wars. Welcome to That 70’s Show. You want to
groove with them and be a part of “the circle.” The year begun in 1976. For the next eight years, they were stuck
in the 70’s till the last episode, where they party one last time on New Year’s Eve 1979.

Oh, Boy! I can't wait for The Big Moment. I could win $25,000. Wow! The money was very exciting. Man, I really need the
money. I would do anything to get that kind of money. I got bills to pay, food to buy and, most of all, reunite with my long
lost family! But, first, I need my chance for The Big Moment. Then again, I could humiliate on national TV. What to do? What
to do?

Craig Kilborn left The Daily Show to replace Tom Synder on The Late Late Show. John Stewart replaced Craig Kilborn on The
Daily Show. Craig's first episode was on March 29, 1999.

Joey Travolta, Don Swayze and Frank Stallone are the real brothers of John Travolta, Patrick Swayze and Sylvester Stallone.
They played themselves on Movie Stars.

Power Play was a Canadian series. UPN picked it up after the first Canadian season. It was cancelled after two episodes.